Douglas Adams' sci-fi phenomenon—a five-part trilogy of novels and hit radio and TV series—finally reached the big screen in 2005 with a galaxy of special effects and lustrous stars including Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Bill Nighy, Alan Rickman, Zooey Deschanel, Stephen Fry, and Sam Rockwell. Seconds before Earth is destroyed to make way for a new hyperspace express route, mild-mannered Arthur Dent (Martin Freeman) is whisked into space by his best friend and alien-in-disguise Ford Prefect (Mos Def). Along with fellow travelers Earth girl Trillian, Marvin the paranoid android, and Zaphod the two-headed party animal, they traverse the universe searching for answers to the mystery of life.